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...melted. Using this principle, Engineer Chesnut made an experimental furnace of 1 cu. ft. capacity. The crucible was lathed out of a solid block of graphite, a form of carbon which conducts electricity well. To set up the resistance he packed the crucible in lampblack-an obstinate conductor of electricity. The current was carried through a copper coil. The outside of the furnace was heat-insulated, and a temperature gradient was established through the heat insulation to a water-cooled inductor coil. This carried the heat away, prevented the outside of the furnace from getting hot and breaking down...
German Bruno Walter will conduct the Philharmonic for seven weeks, beginning in mid-January. But for the next few weeks substitutes were needed. The choice of Detroit's Ossip Gabrilowitsch and of Hans Lange, the Philharmonic's assistant conductor, surprised no one. The engagement of Vladimir Golschmann for Christmas week aroused controversy, as did the Philadelphia Orchestra's engagement of Eugene Ormandy, another beneficiary of Toscanini's glass arm, now permanently established in Minneapolis (TIME...
...Paris where from violinist he rose to conduct his own Concerts Golschmann, presenting many a contemporary French composer. He conducted successfully after that with the Diaghilev Ballet but in Manhattan he made slight impression. The Symphony was in a badly run-down condition. Symphony men, used to calm, benevolent Conductor Damrosch, objected to Golschmann's nervous, high-pitched voice, his worried manner...
Then last spring the tables turned. Vladimir Golschmann returned to the U. S. to conduct the St. Louis Symphony at a time when tense, vital leadership was its only hope for salvation. Ten imported guest conductors had driven players and audiences into a state of lethargy, but Golschmann managed to inject enough spirit into four concerts to earn a two-year contract. This autumn the St. Louis Symphony has been unique in hav-ing its highest seat-sale in history, a 12% increase over last year's. Part of this is due to the enthusiasm St. Louis ladies have...
Died. Aaron Zimbalist, 66, father of Violinist Efrem Zimbalist, onetime oprra conductor in Russia; of heart disease; in Astoria, L. I. last fortnight. Because Violinist Zimbalist was on tour at the time, preparing to play in Manhattan last week, the news was withheld until after the concert...